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hammered governor romney on his shape shifting. >> a few nights ago, suddenly a guy pretending to be mitt romney stood on a stage next to me and said he's changing his plan. he's just going to pretend it doesn't exist. what $5 trillion tax cut? what was being presented wasn't leadership. that's salesmanship. >> when the storm clouds clear, which romney will voters remember? the bone dry severe conservative or the misty massachusetts moderate? the paradox of the mittens, a multi volume extravaganza continues. john heilemann, what do we make, what do you specifically make, of this politico inside dope that says ann and tagg romney have been instrumental in this recalibrated mitt romney? >> i never want to take exception that anybody mike allen and jim vandehei write but maybe there's a straining to find a more biz zanty explanation than is necessarily the case. to question that ann romney was unhawpe with what was happening to her husband as any reasonable wife would be, given the way he was being portrayed and allowing people to portray himself. there's, you know, losing campaign, whi
hammered governor romney on his shape shifting. >> a few nights ago, suddenly a guy pretending to be mitt romney stood on a stage next to me and said he's changing his plan. he's just going to pretend it doesn't exist. what $5 trillion tax cut? what was being presented wasn't leadership. that's salesmanship. >> when the storm clouds clear, which romney will voters remember? the bone dry severe conservative or the misty massachusetts moderate? the paradox of the mittens, a multi...
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romney's campaign called him quote, an important surrogate for governor romney's pro-life and pro-family agenda. this incident highlights what the republican party confirmed last night would be part of their national platform, opposing abortion in all circumstances, including rape and incest. that's churned up waters in massachusetts, where republican congressman scott brown is calling for change in the party platform, saying i believe this is a mistake because it fails to recognize the views of pro-choice republicans like myself. finally, there could be one other high pressure system looking to rain on the republican party. vice president joe biden indicated he will be down in florida during the convention. perhaps unsurprisingly, the tampa mayor said this morning that he's prepared to cancel the rnc if necessary but at this point, it's unclear what's more threatening, the meteorological chaos or the storm brewing over the republican convention. that was a lot of weather, maggie haberman. >> lot of storm systems. >> setting aside the practical implications of a hurricane hitting tampa,
romney's campaign called him quote, an important surrogate for governor romney's pro-life and pro-family agenda. this incident highlights what the republican party confirmed last night would be part of their national platform, opposing abortion in all circumstances, including rape and incest. that's churned up waters in massachusetts, where republican congressman scott brown is calling for change in the party platform, saying i believe this is a mistake because it fails to recognize the views...
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mitt romney looks to be poised to a successful primary night. the latest stop in the slog and it is a slog indeed on the way to 1144. coffee doesn't have vitamins... unless you want it to. splenda® essentials™ no calorie sweetener with b vitamins, the first and only one to help support a healthy metabolism. three smart ways to sweeten. same great taste. splenda® essentials™. but when she got asthma, all i could do was worry ! specialists, lots of doctors, lots of advice... and my hands...
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his wife mentioned it by name on tuesday, and romney's faith came up in several speeches last night. mike huckabee, a baptist minister who in the 2008 primary defeated romney in iowa didn't exactly offer support for romney's faith but said it wouldn't affect his vote. >> i care far less as to where mitt romney takes his family to church than i do about where he takes this country. >> huckabee also used a speech to tear town the president's views on social and religious issues. >> of the four people on the two tickets, the only self-professed evangelical is barack obama, and he supports changing the definition of marriage. believes that human right is disposable and expendable at any time in the womb, even beyond the womb. and he tells people of faith that they have to bow their knees to the god of government. >> romney is reportedly still tweaking his speech but is expected to address his mormon faith directly. the invocational prayer will be delivered by the president of the temple romney attends in boston. buzz feed writes about the 180 degree turn made in the campaign of opening a
his wife mentioned it by name on tuesday, and romney's faith came up in several speeches last night. mike huckabee, a baptist minister who in the 2008 primary defeated romney in iowa didn't exactly offer support for romney's faith but said it wouldn't affect his vote. >> i care far less as to where mitt romney takes his family to church than i do about where he takes this country. >> huckabee also used a speech to tear town the president's views on social and religious issues....
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. >> that is mitt romney speaking today on the heels of three wins last night. hogan gidley, you are the santorum campaign communications director. newt gingrich has said he's going to stay in this race largely to sort of help fashion a better more convincing conservative platform, probably for mitt romney. is rick santorum going to do the same? >> no, i mean look, we're still this to win it. we'd like for all the conservatives including newt gingrich to bow out of this race and get behind us obviously. polls show even last night with the percentage points that gingrich had, had he been out, we would have been able to beat romney in wisconsin. i want to go back to something romney said about all of his plans and he can't wait to get to washington. i'm terrified at that notion because he's caused so much damage in washington, d.c. and this country from boston. i don't know what he's talking about. remember last week, two weeks ago, we were debating before the supreme court the constitutionality of obama care. we wouldn't even have had those hearings had it not be
. >> that is mitt romney speaking today on the heels of three wins last night. hogan gidley, you are the santorum campaign communications director. newt gingrich has said he's going to stay in this race largely to sort of help fashion a better more convincing conservative platform, probably for mitt romney. is rick santorum going to do the same? >> no, i mean look, we're still this to win it. we'd like for all the conservatives including newt gingrich to bow out of this race and get...
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the romney campaign insists it was only a finance event. what we may think of as a fund-rai fund-raiser, they call a finance event since no money was paid to attend. just like outsourcing is different than offshoring. and a tax may be different than a penalty. >> the governor believes that what we put in place in massachusetts was a penalty and he disagrees with the court's ruling that the mandate was a tax. >> but he agrees with the president that it is not and he believes that you shouldn't call the tax penalty a tax, you should call it a penalty or a fee or a fine? >> that's correct. but the president also needs to be held accountable for his hypocritical and contradictory statement. >> hypocritical and contradictory statements or stripping away the social safety net is going from an entitlement society to an opportunity -- to an opportunity society. the romney dictionary is growing, the definitions ever longer. i want to talk to you guys first about the spanish language ad. patricia, we know mitt romney has a problem with hispanics. we
the romney campaign insists it was only a finance event. what we may think of as a fund-rai fund-raiser, they call a finance event since no money was paid to attend. just like outsourcing is different than offshoring. and a tax may be different than a penalty. >> the governor believes that what we put in place in massachusetts was a penalty and he disagrees with the court's ruling that the mandate was a tax. >> but he agrees with the president that it is not and he believes that you...
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there were plenty of them who name checked governor romney last night. senate majority leader among them used the opportunity to hit the governor on his tax returns -- >> today's republican party believes in two sets of rules. one for millionaires and billionaires, and another for the middle class. and this year, they have nominated the strongest proponent and clearest beneficiary of this rigged game, mitt romney. >> but while dems were on the attack they also used last night to highlight actual legislation and the record of the president in the oval office. we will get into all of that next on "now." so, we all set? i've got two tickets to paradise! pack your bags, we'll leave tonight. uhh, it's next month, actually... eddie continues singing: to tickets to... paradiiiiiise! no four. remember? whoooa whooaa whooo! you know ronny, folks who save hundreds of dollars by switching to geico sure are happy. and how happy are they jimmy? happier than eddie money running a travel agency. get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or mo
there were plenty of them who name checked governor romney last night. senate majority leader among them used the opportunity to hit the governor on his tax returns -- >> today's republican party believes in two sets of rules. one for millionaires and billionaires, and another for the middle class. and this year, they have nominated the strongest proponent and clearest beneficiary of this rigged game, mitt romney. >> but while dems were on the attack they also used last night to...
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if romney land is feeling bruised the tale of the tape last night was a t.k.o. the president won painting romney as an out of touch plutocrat, calling romney out for paying 14% in taxes, letting detroit go bankrupt and pushing a sketchy budget on the american public. he saved his blow for the most powerful of the night. >> i think the president's campaign has tried to characterize me as someone who's different than who i am. i care about 100% of the american people. >> when he said behind closed doors that 47% of the country considered themselves victims, who refused personal responsibility, think about who he was talking about. and i want to fight for them. that's what i've been doing for the last four years because if they succeed, i believe the country succeeds. >> refs on both sides agree that last night was a bruiser but the strongest most concise assessment came courtesy of the new york daily news. bam boom. round three, the last and time bought, is monday. sam stein, of "the huffington post," we have seen a lot of back and forth this morning from republic
if romney land is feeling bruised the tale of the tape last night was a t.k.o. the president won painting romney as an out of touch plutocrat, calling romney out for paying 14% in taxes, letting detroit go bankrupt and pushing a sketchy budget on the american public. he saved his blow for the most powerful of the night. >> i think the president's campaign has tried to characterize me as someone who's different than who i am. i care about 100% of the american people. >> when he said...
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i guess i wondered was the romney campaign happy with christie's remarks last night? we saw -- we can play a little of the visual of mitt romney looking i will say uncomfortable, if not pained, during certain parts of christie's speech last night. what is the readout from where you are? >> well, of course the romney campaign did go through most of these speeches. they were perfectly aware of what all these folks were going to get up and say. you have to remember while this is mitt romney's convention, it is also the republican party's convention and the party as a whole has an interest in looking ahead and making sure they're setting up who they see as their rising stars to do well in future years. as one of our panelists was saying earlier, this was the time for christie to sort of set himself up for 2016, which was really unfortunate for him was having to follow ann romney. the whole hall was wrapped up in this personal story, thinking about mitt, their candidate and to have christie take the stage and start making references to the jersey shore was a little bit jar
i guess i wondered was the romney campaign happy with christie's remarks last night? we saw -- we can play a little of the visual of mitt romney looking i will say uncomfortable, if not pained, during certain parts of christie's speech last night. what is the readout from where you are? >> well, of course the romney campaign did go through most of these speeches. they were perfectly aware of what all these folks were going to get up and say. you have to remember while this is mitt...
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about last night, was mitt romney upstaged by an empty chair? what went wrong? did he make his case in his speech? we break it all down and we'll hear from the romney campaign and get the democratic response and look ahead to the democratic national convention. we're off to charlotte next on "andrea mitchell reports." why should our wallets tell us what our favorite color is? every room deserves to look great. and every footstep should tell us we made the right decision. so when we can feel our way through the newest, softest, and most colorful options... ...across every possible price range... ...our budgets won't be picking the style. we will. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. get labor day savings with up to 24 months special financing with your home depot credit card. ♪ [ male announcer ] its lightweight construction makes it nimble... ♪ its road gripping performance makes it a cadillac. introducing the all-new cadillac xts. available with advanced haldex all-wheel drive. [ engine revving ] it's bringing the future forward.
about last night, was mitt romney upstaged by an empty chair? what went wrong? did he make his case in his speech? we break it all down and we'll hear from the romney campaign and get the democratic response and look ahead to the democratic national convention. we're off to charlotte next on "andrea mitchell reports." why should our wallets tell us what our favorite color is? every room deserves to look great. and every footstep should tell us we made the right decision. so when we...
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they perform flawlessly night after night. i can't always say the same. >> that was president obama during a los angeles fund-raiser last night acknowledging that his debate performance didn't live up to hollywood standards. governor romney is trying to keep his debate act alive shedding his wooden image for a more human mitt. he told the emotional story of helping a young member of the mormon church who was dying of leukemia. >> through all this david had the kind of strength and courage and maturity you see in so many of our young people, so many of the people in this great nation of ours. i thought of the wonderful slogan later, clear eyes, full heart, can't lose. >> joining the panel now ar ari melver of the nation and nicholas cantasori of the new york times t. yes. >> that's who he is. >> let's talk about the strategy. the president, just forget about wednesday. think about friday. mitt romney forget about friday, remember wednesday. who is selling themselves better this week in your opinion? >> mitt romney is doing a gr
they perform flawlessly night after night. i can't always say the same. >> that was president obama during a los angeles fund-raiser last night acknowledging that his debate performance didn't live up to hollywood standards. governor romney is trying to keep his debate act alive shedding his wooden image for a more human mitt. he told the emotional story of helping a young member of the mormon church who was dying of leukemia. >> through all this david had the kind of strength and...
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. >> we'd expect it all along that governor romney will have a good night. he's prepared more than any candidate in history and shown himself to be a good debater through the years. >> even the candidates were tamping down expectations yesterday. >> i don't think anyone would suggest the debates aren't important. i can't tell you how important it will be. i don't know what will happen at the debates. >> governor romney is a good debater. i'm just okay. >> the soft performance has gotten so soft it's almost evaporated. but while almost everyone seems to be muting enthusiasm in trying to undersell new jersey governor chris christie is taking a different tack. overselling with gusto. >> come thursday morning, the entire narrative of this race is going to change. we have a candidate that is going to do extraordinarily well on wednesday night. when we get to thursday morning george, you're going to be shaking your head saying it's a brand new race with 33 days to go. >> governor christie right in the sense that romney needs to change the dynamic of the race. a ne
. >> we'd expect it all along that governor romney will have a good night. he's prepared more than any candidate in history and shown himself to be a good debater through the years. >> even the candidates were tamping down expectations yesterday. >> i don't think anyone would suggest the debates aren't important. i can't tell you how important it will be. i don't know what will happen at the debates. >> governor romney is a good debater. i'm just okay. >> the soft...
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best tweet i saw on this last night, if this is who mitt romney wants in the united states senate you can only imagine who he wants in the united states supreme court. and what i -- you know, putting the polls aside this poll makes no sense and others have said that. i got back frnew hampshire and viinia, republican men and women are saying this is ridiculous. bottom line, why we should have a congress, 83% of which is men, making women's medical decisions. i think fueling the fire. >> it's amazing, also, that both with the two most incendiary comments about women's and bodies, you have aiken and mourdock tied to the romney-ryan ticket, now you have as you said one senate candidate that romney has sort of given his stamp of approval to having ads with saying this stuff about rape and god's intentions. when we talk about the issues, the president weighing in on leno about mourdock's comment but was brought up the question of the supreme court. i want to play those and talk about we're not talking about that more broadly in the campaign season. >> you've got a supreme court that, you kn
best tweet i saw on this last night, if this is who mitt romney wants in the united states senate you can only imagine who he wants in the united states supreme court. and what i -- you know, putting the polls aside this poll makes no sense and others have said that. i got back frnew hampshire and viinia, republican men and women are saying this is ridiculous. bottom line, why we should have a congress, 83% of which is men, making women's medical decisions. i think fueling the fire. >>...
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george will writes romney is behind so on wednesday night it might be risky for romney not to take risks. which is a lot of risk in one sentence. do you think romg will go out there? i mean given his behavior thus far? >> historically the defirst debate is the first time a challenger has a chance to stance on stage on a level playing for field for a couple hours with the incumbent president and it's been the challenger's best debate. so just by showing up, you would think that romney's a slight favorite right now. we have seen obama recently in a higher position than he's been in all year, maybe higher than you would expect based on where the economy is. so i do think romney should have a tail wind at the same time the stuff we're mentioning where he also has tried to avoid articulating where his positions are on a lot of issues, a lot that is common sense but if you take positions further away from the center that damages you and he's not done a lot of running to the center at all in this campaign. that's unusual and he'll be proebds for more detail during the debate. >> the american pu
george will writes romney is behind so on wednesday night it might be risky for romney not to take risks. which is a lot of risk in one sentence. do you think romg will go out there? i mean given his behavior thus far? >> historically the defirst debate is the first time a challenger has a chance to stance on stage on a level playing for field for a couple hours with the incumbent president and it's been the challenger's best debate. so just by showing up, you would think that romney's a...
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mitt romney needs to have a good debate performance tomorrow night and newt gingrich needs to have a bad one, my money would be on the reverse. >> mark, i want to bring you in here, i know the media conference call that maggie just menti mentioned, are the romney people scared are they seeing the angry attack muffin looming in the background? >> reporter: they are not scared. but they go after the target that could threaten him. newt gingrich could win the primary. and romney stumbled in the last day. the debate will be key, how much advertising can get on tv will be key and to the extent that gingrich can win this fight with santorum about who should go forward to go against romney. he is a better fit for this state and it's the greater possibility that romney leaves here as the possiblity than santorum. >> when we think about the conservative vote, there a chance that santorum voters and gingrich voters will come anyway? are they attracted to two types of candidates? >> i think we have a split here. we have santorum saying i'm the conservative voter's candidate, but if you want to
mitt romney needs to have a good debate performance tomorrow night and newt gingrich needs to have a bad one, my money would be on the reverse. >> mark, i want to bring you in here, i know the media conference call that maggie just menti mentioned, are the romney people scared are they seeing the angry attack muffin looming in the background? >> reporter: they are not scared. but they go after the target that could threaten him. newt gingrich could win the primary. and romney...
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late last night in the cold. there is real enthusiasm on the ground. the best measure of enthusiasm right now is early vote. look at early vote in iowa, we are beating mitt romney two to one and some cases three to one. mitt romney has to win tomorrow's vote, just the election day vote, by upwards of 23 points just to tie us. so that's a really good measure of enthusiasm of people that are already coming out to the polls to vote for this president. and they're not mid term voters. these are sporadic voters coming out, that particularly you know that we've been working with over the course of the last two years of this campaign. i think that is the best measure of enthusiasm right now. >> stephanie, one more question before we have to let you go. the notion of voter fraud, we've discussed it a lot in this campaign cycle, do you think the fact that a lot of these states were sort of had their hand slapped, these republican held governor state houses in terms of putting in place laws that would disenfranchise hundreds of thousands of voters, do you think
late last night in the cold. there is real enthusiasm on the ground. the best measure of enthusiasm right now is early vote. look at early vote in iowa, we are beating mitt romney two to one and some cases three to one. mitt romney has to win tomorrow's vote, just the election day vote, by upwards of 23 points just to tie us. so that's a really good measure of enthusiasm of people that are already coming out to the polls to vote for this president. and they're not mid term voters. these are...
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who will go toe to toe with romney. then it turned into a nightmare the next day because the other guys wouldn't get out of way. then he needed perry out and gingrich out, and he needed guys like rush limbaugh to be like, listen, this is the moment. if we are ever going to stop mitt, it is now. instead, limbaugh was saying on his radio show, this will be fun to watch. this is kind after train wreck. >> ben is right. mitt needs to realize we are in the age of youtube when never can say, we can see what you said the night before, so don't repeat it. come up with a new line. and i'm looking forward to the new hampshire debates where i'm sure jon huntsman will roll out some kind of stone temple pilots reference to the granite state. >> no one will get it. >> i, myself, am looking forward to herman cain's unconventional statement. >>> thanks again to jonathan, steve, s.e. and ben. see you back here monday at noon eastern. until then, follow us on the twitter machine. >>> andrea mitchell report is next. hi, andrea. >> hi, ale
who will go toe to toe with romney. then it turned into a nightmare the next day because the other guys wouldn't get out of way. then he needed perry out and gingrich out, and he needed guys like rush limbaugh to be like, listen, this is the moment. if we are ever going to stop mitt, it is now. instead, limbaugh was saying on his radio show, this will be fun to watch. this is kind after train wreck. >> ben is right. mitt needs to realize we are in the age of youtube when never can say, we...
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coming up, last night we saw another example of governor romney's march to the middle. but did we also see a little bit of flop sweat? we'll grade the performances when we go back inside the debate studio with james lipton, just ahead. bob... oh, hey alex. just picking up some, brochures, posters copies of my acceptance speech. great! it's always good to have a backup plan, in case i get hit by a meteor. wow, your hair looks great. didn't realize they did photoshop here. hey, good call on those mugs. can't let 'em see what you're drinking. you know, i'm glad we're both running a nice, clean race. no need to get nasty. here's your "honk if you had an affair with taylor" yard sign. looks good. [ male announcer ] fedex office. now save 50% on banners. on gasoline. i am probably going to the gas station about once a month. last time i was at a gas station was about...i would say... two months ago. i very rarely put gas in my chevy volt. i go to the gas station such a small amount that i forget how to put gas in my car. [ male announcer ] and it's not just these owners givin
coming up, last night we saw another example of governor romney's march to the middle. but did we also see a little bit of flop sweat? we'll grade the performances when we go back inside the debate studio with james lipton, just ahead. bob... oh, hey alex. just picking up some, brochures, posters copies of my acceptance speech. great! it's always good to have a backup plan, in case i get hit by a meteor. wow, your hair looks great. didn't realize they did photoshop here. hey, good call on those...
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governor romney had a good flight. i had a bad night. >> how bad? >> well, it's not the first time i've had a bad night, but i think what's important is that the fundamentals of what this race is about haven't changed. >> is it possible you handed him the election that night? >> no. >> you're going to win? >> yes. >> don't expect joe biden to make the same mistake. the campaign says the veep will come out forcefully against the romney/ryan record and address the quote dishonesties pedalled last week. offering advice for number two the president said -- >> tomorrow night? >> well, i -- you know, i think joe needs to be joe. >> for what it's worth, the president is probably hoping that joe isn't the same joe who occasionally suffers from bouts of acute honesty on a variety of topics like gay marriage. >> he got out a little bit over his skis, but out of generosity, spirit. >> joining us now from chicago, national press secretary for the obama campaign, ben "the thunder" labolt. >> new nickname every time. thanks for having me. >> thunder bolt or thund
governor romney had a good flight. i had a bad night. >> how bad? >> well, it's not the first time i've had a bad night, but i think what's important is that the fundamentals of what this race is about haven't changed. >> is it possible you handed him the election that night? >> no. >> you're going to win? >> yes. >> don't expect joe biden to make the same mistake. the campaign says the veep will come out forcefully against the romney/ryan record and...
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we talked about the benghazi stuff last night, mitt romney coming out and saying president is doubling down on deceit or some version thereof. your assessment. >> we should be clear about what is contested and what is agreed to and what are the various theories of what's wrong. what the problem is, right? what everyone agrees the first story that the american people were told by the administration about what happened in benghazi was wrong. it was not a riot set off by a youtube video that then overran a consulate. >> which they admit. >> everyone agrees. now the question is, did they just get bad intelligence, right? which is what joe biden said last night. this is what intelligence agencies told us. it turned out later it was a preplanned attack. were they essentially manipulating the story because it looked better for them if there was this who could have predicted riot as opposed to an al qaeda cell or al qaeda allied cell in libya pulled off an attack. that's one issue, right? what was channeled up through the chain of command in terms of intelligence reporting that administration
we talked about the benghazi stuff last night, mitt romney coming out and saying president is doubling down on deceit or some version thereof. your assessment. >> we should be clear about what is contested and what is agreed to and what are the various theories of what's wrong. what the problem is, right? what everyone agrees the first story that the american people were told by the administration about what happened in benghazi was wrong. it was not a riot set off by a youtube video that...
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we'll take a look at romney's big speech last night and president obama's dueling message. it is the horse race next on "now." [ music playing, indistinct conversations ] the charcoal went out already? [ sighs ] forget it. [ male announcer ] there's more barbeque time in every bag of kingsford charcoal. kingsford. slow down and grill. in every bag of kingsford charcoal. (spoken in mandarin) i've still got hours of battery life. it's an ultrabook. you bring great shame upon this coffee hut. with a long-lasting ultrabook, everything else seems old fashioned. ultrabook. inspired by intel. when you pour chunky beef with country vegetables soup over it... you can do dinner. four minutes, around four bucks. campbell's chunky. it's amazing what soup can do. >>> the suspense is over. nbc news has confirmed that newt gingrich will suspend his campaign next tuesday. acknowledging that mitt romney will, in fact, be the rominee. meanwhile, the general election has turned to a battle over wealth. in two speeches yesterday, president obama and mitt romney told personal stories of pove
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i think to a certain degree, steve we talked about this last night, people don't really know what mitt romney's economic plan is. >> as it unfolds, he will see if he can make it up on the likability side, i think it's easier for obama to make up on the economic side to tell people, convince them my policies are good, unemployment's improving or whatever, it is the message of the day, of the week, it is hard to fake likability. one of the big advantages obama has on that is that he's just cool. meaning he's into modern culture, he's hip, he can talk about what's on his ipad. he's a sports nut. look at what -- >> he can doing push-ups with michele. >> and what is mrs. romney's sport? dressage. >> exactly. when you talk about accessibility and empathy, he has the middle class at heart, a lot has been made about the comments of the silver spoon and the fact that the president said i wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth. at the end of the day, i don't know that that was an indictment of mitt romney as much as president obama talking about his incredible personal story. >> sure he doe
i think to a certain degree, steve we talked about this last night, people don't really know what mitt romney's economic plan is. >> as it unfolds, he will see if he can make it up on the likability side, i think it's easier for obama to make up on the economic side to tell people, convince them my policies are good, unemployment's improving or whatever, it is the message of the day, of the week, it is hard to fake likability. one of the big advantages obama has on that is that he's just...
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but i think they were incredibly happy with the performance last night. the romney people were. the gingrich people, obviously, not. you are the creator of the angry teddy bear comparison with newt gingrich. >> and for that i expect to be charging higher rates in the coming months. >> as you should -- >> they have libraries in florida. >> there's -- >> i bring my library with me everywhere i go. jon harwood, the angry teddy bear was missing. it was angry teddy bear for the win in south carolina the teddy bear was mia down here, now it's going to be are we looking at atb, rip. >> so many abbreviations, john harwood let's play sound to show audiences what we are talking about. romney attacking gingrich and they are going back and forth to fannie mae, freddie mac question. >> we discovered to our shock, governor romney owns shares of fannie mae and freddie mac. and made money on selling it. >> i do not own stocks in either company. but there are bonds that the investor holds through mutual funds, and i know that sounds like a big revelation, but have you checked your own investment
but i think they were incredibly happy with the performance last night. the romney people were. the gingrich people, obviously, not. you are the creator of the angry teddy bear comparison with newt gingrich. >> and for that i expect to be charging higher rates in the coming months. >> as you should -- >> they have libraries in florida. >> there's -- >> i bring my library with me everywhere i go. jon harwood, the angry teddy bear was missing. it was angry teddy bear...
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i think governor romney's response last night and more pointed his response today this is his lehman moment in a lot of ways. this crisis may not translate to voters in the way the economic crisis did, because it's a foreign policy thing, as a test to think on your feet, be serious, sober, respectful to frame if you're going to have disagreements with the president to frame them in the right way, not seem crass, exploitive he's failed those tests and why you're seeing stores on the web, republican foreign policy people across the board saying this is a really dramatic moment, i don't know if it's the moment that, quote, mitt romney lost the election but a pretty clear window into areas of his leadership ability, character, temperament that i think a lot of voters should and maybe will find really troubling and really disturbing. >> in fact, there have been senior republican advisers who have said on the record -- well off the record but attributable to buzz feed, for example, they were trying to score a cheap news cycle hit based on the embassy statement and it's completely blown up
i think governor romney's response last night and more pointed his response today this is his lehman moment in a lot of ways. this crisis may not translate to voters in the way the economic crisis did, because it's a foreign policy thing, as a test to think on your feet, be serious, sober, respectful to frame if you're going to have disagreements with the president to frame them in the right way, not seem crass, exploitive he's failed those tests and why you're seeing stores on the web,...
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he campaigned on many things that mitt romney will have a problem with. if you say let detroit go bank rupt, they are saying i'm the guy for manufacturing jobs. let's not just get out of hand here. this was a great night for scott walker and bad night for labor unions. the coalition has to be bigger than labor unions. they are very important, but if it's down to union households, there is no path for 2012. >> the democrat his a bad week. bad un. numbers and bill clinton himself said. they set expectations very high to win and it was a blow for the democrats. it may be short-lived, but -- >> worth noting about the message. he spoke saying we are no longer political opponents and more unites us than divides us. >> for sounds good. if i am consulting scott walker, you go for the jugular. you have been elected twice in 18 months and you have nothing to lose. nobody will unseat you. you are talking about a national narrative. even if you don't gain anything more, now is the time to get aggressive. he is talking about not the next election, but generations. wal
he campaigned on many things that mitt romney will have a problem with. if you say let detroit go bank rupt, they are saying i'm the guy for manufacturing jobs. let's not just get out of hand here. this was a great night for scott walker and bad night for labor unions. the coalition has to be bigger than labor unions. they are very important, but if it's down to union households, there is no path for 2012. >> the democrat his a bad week. bad un. numbers and bill clinton himself said. they...
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that was a scene from last night's "mad men." sorry, spoiler alert. that took a swipe at mitt romney's father, george romney. today tag romney, mitt's son responded to the scene tweeting seriously, lib mocking my dead grandpa. >> you know, just let it go. draper charisma, romney no charisma. >> since when is "mad men" account liberal media. >> i would think they'd be very comfortable with the gender roles on that show. >> i think the problem romney really is draper. who is he? >> a man who the image of the father or the absent father. >> and last night's episode was about betty. don't take the focus off betty. >> exactly. they keep stepping on the women. >> you know what, it's the phrase romney's a clown that tagg romney is seizing on. nobody wants his grandparents referred to as a clown. >>> ashton kutcher is set to play steve jobs. ashton kutcher is set to play steve jobs in the mu indy biopic jobs. it will chronicle his rise from a hippie in northern california to co-founder of apple. how do you greet that news, alicia? >> when you look at jobs, jo
that was a scene from last night's "mad men." sorry, spoiler alert. that took a swipe at mitt romney's father, george romney. today tag romney, mitt's son responded to the scene tweeting seriously, lib mocking my dead grandpa. >> you know, just let it go. draper charisma, romney no charisma. >> since when is "mad men" account liberal media. >> i would think they'd be very comfortable with the gender roles on that show. >> i think the problem romney...